The Work Process
The initial stage of my work is very quick and can lead to unexpected results because I do not have complete control over the outcome.
The next stage is labour intensive - using lots of 'elbow grease' to rub graphite into the organic forms/lines laid down earlier.
Sometimes I include an earlier stage where I draw repeated contour lines in swirling patterns and motifs such as this one...
Often I use tracing paper for my drawings - the translucence fascinates me - it lends a completely different dimension to the drawing.
In this drawing I have usedthe first two stages ...
and this is an example of a completed drawing...
posted by Lynda Cornwell @ 7:36 pm
3 Comments:
I started using these parallel lines after Chris Ofili - I thought some of his work was particularly beautiful and that the considered, rhythmic drawing (the action of drawing) was very satisfying.
I simply enjoy making these drawings and thought why not experiment with them in different forms. You're absolutely right about them containing energy - it's almost as though they hold on to the energy that I used to draw them - by drawing in a measured way the excess energy passed into the work rather than being dissipated by using all my energy getting it on to the paper.
Does that make any sense to you?
I was wondering if you'd seen Daniel Zeller's work? Not so much for an interest in lighting but in the lines he uses? I saw a couple of drawings at the back of Vitamin D, where his lines are similarly parallel but curved - they look like aerial photos of landscapes - and made me think of your work.
S
Yes I agree Sue.
I actually saw his work after I'd started making these drawings but they are so similar that it's spooky! I wondered if he saw Chris Ofili's work too, but as he's working in the US that's not necessarily the case.
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